4 Insurgents & 2 Indian Soldiers killed In Kashmir

KABUL: (MEP) At least 4 alleged insurgents and two soldiers were killed in a violent gun battle Saturday in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, an army official said.

KABUL: (MEP) At least 4 alleged insurgents and two soldiers were killed in a violent gun battle Saturday in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, an army official said.

Police and soldiers cordoned off a village in northern Kupwara region after they got a tip that militants were hiding in the area, said army spokesman Col. Nitin Joshi.

The fighting erupted Friday evening and intermittent gunfire continued through the night.

A powerful firefight resumed early Saturday in which two soldiers were killed and two others wounded, Joshi said.

Police says the bodies of the militants have been spotted and soldiers were in the process of saving them.

The area is close to the Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Both countries claim the Himalayan region in its entirety.

 

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